All-Out Offensive

"Don't rush to refuse." Orochimaru's words carried a cold glint. "You should have noticed that Shuichi few days ago. Let me tell you directly, he's currently hiding within Sunagakure; he's an important pawn I've planted."

"I will not change my decision. How many casualties Konoha will suffer in the next few days depends entirely on the performance of the two of you."

"He's my only personally trained disciple, and he just turned 11 recently, but I believe he'll definitely complete the mission and come back alive. I don't want you, as his senior, to be unable to even stay in the back and heal the wounded."

Tsunade, "You've gone too far..."

Orochimaru's meaning was clear: even if the two were teammates, so what? Sending out his own disciple on such an extremely dangerous mission, if this middle-aged "old woman" were to fail, wouldn't she have no shame?

"I will have someone assist you. You can be blindfolded; I believe that with your understanding of the human body, you can still maintain a high level of treatment efficiency."

"Furthermore, every Jonin will have their vision obscured, so they won't expose this weakness of yours." Orochimaru finished speaking and left. "Think twice before you act."

After the small outpost in northern Sunagakure was attacked by Konoha, both sides enjoyed a brief respite.

Shuichi knew that Konoha's last attack was to attract and distract Sunagakure's attention, using a small force to create the illusion of a large-scale invasion, with the aim of breaking up Sunagakure's dense defenses.

"The calm before the storm!" He was sitting in a room in the Medical Department area of Sunagakure at this moment. With a tug, a small reddish-brown ball flew into his hand from the corner.

"Snap!" Shuichi crushed the specially made ink ball, and all the Sunagakure who had been here before flashed through Shuichi's mind.

Soon, he heard hurried footsteps approaching, and he immediately pretended to be half asleep.

With a whoosh, the curtain opened, and a middle-aged woman dressed in a medical uniform characteristic of Sunagakure discovered the sleepy-eyed "her".

"Ah, it's Hanano- sama!" Shuichi startled rabbit, as if he had done something wrong. "I'm sorry, sir, I... I accidentally fell asleep. I'm so sorry for the trouble!"

"Oh, you've had a hard time, child." Hanano held a simple bed sheet in her hand. "There are just too many wounded in the village. You should get some rest."

"Thank you so much! I will definitely continue to work hard!" Saki said gratefully, bowing deeply. Her innocent and adorable expression made one exclaim, "What a kind and simple girl!"

After Hanano left, Shuichi returned to the corner to rest.

He was tasked with a secret mission by Orochimaru, and had to remain vigilant at all times while on enemy territory.

Because he was worried that the Sensory Ninjas would notice something was wrong, he strictly followed the standards of an ordinary Chunin to extract chakra. At the same time, he calculated the time and worked until he was exhausted and "fainted" multiple times, taking advantage of the free time when no one was paying attention to scout the surrounding area.

In every room he entered, he would place a reddish-brown ink-colored eyeball in a dark corner to continuously gather information on the medical personnel of Sunagakure.

"There are about a few Medical Jonin, a dozen or Chunin, and around 50 people in total." This is what Shuichi has observed so far. There are also a considerable number of wounded in many rooms.

"Once the opportunity arises, I don't have much time left; I need to plan my action in advance..."

A few days later, the Sunagakure frontline squad felt their tense nerves relax considerably, as Konoha seemed to have grown tired of fighting and their reconnaissance frequency began to slow down significantly.

"Shino, it's time for your sensory ninja to check things out." A Sunagakure squad was conducting a leisurely patrol mission, and the captain, as usual, instructed the Sensory Ninja to periodically check the surroundings.

Shino felt a bit tired after patrolling for several days in a row. Since they hadn't found a single enemy recently, and the captain still wanted him to maintain a high level of reconnaissance, he was the most exhausted person in the whole team.

Although somewhat reluctant, he had no choice but to obey orders and use Sensory Ninjutsu.

"Wh... what?" Shino felt like he was going crazy. Otherwise, why would chakra sources suddenly appear all over the surrounding area within his perception range? There was no need to count the number.

Realizing what was happening, he was drenched in sweat and said in a trembling voice, "Captain, we're surrounded! A large-scale attack by Konoha Ninja, at least a hundred of them!"

Sunagakure Captain: "...???"

"The Pass-Through Jutsu!"

"BOOM!"

"Hiss..." A giant purple snake, over a hundred meters long, appeared on the battlefield, its body covered in black spots, inspiring fear in all who saw it.

"Orochimaru, it's only been a few years and you've summoned me again. This time I want 100 sacrifices."

"Those are all ahead; it's up to you whether you can handle them." Orochimaru stood calmly atop Manda, showing no sign of the tension before the great battle.

Manda is also a ruthless snake that acts decisively. With a twist of its massive body, it flattened a small grove of trees in an instant. "Boom..." With its extremely fast speed, it charged straight into the Sunagakure's position like a bulldozer.

Amidst the screams of numerous Sunagakure and the appearance of various signals in the sky, Konoha launched a full-scale offensive against Sunagakure.

Such a large-scale attack was quickly detected by Sunagakure, and ninjas rushed back to their base to relay the message to their superiors.

By the time the intelligence reached the Sunagakure command camp, a considerable amount of time had passed, and a ninja rushed directly into the commander's room as soon as he arrived.

"Lord Kazekage, Konoha has launched a full-scale offensive. The top fighters we see on the front lines alone include Orochimaru, Namikaze Minato, and members of Konoha's various clans..."

"How could this be? Has Orochimaru gone mad?" Rasa, with his panda eyes, looked extremely dignified. Although the various factions in Sunagakure were complex, he was currently the only one who could suppress One-Tails Shukaku. Strength was the guarantee of power.

"No matter what, I must get to the front lines as soon as possible," Rasa said somewhat reluctantly. Wasn't Konoha worried about other ninja villages joining the attack later? What good would a mutually destructive battle with Sunagakure do them?

"Tosha, send someone to inform Elder Chiyo. At the same time, immediately mobilize all the strongest squads to attack with me. We absolutely cannot allow Konoha to break through our defenses in the short term."

"Yes!"

Since the two wealthy regions of Land of Rivers occupied by Sunagakure are quite far apart, it is necessary to send skilled individuals to oversee them, so it will take some time to gather the necessary troops.

Therefore, Rasa could only bring most of the Jonin squads that still had combat power, otherwise the frontline personnel would not be able to withstand the attacks of Konoha's top experts.

At the Kazekage's command, the entire Sunagakure camp sprang into action. The sounds of countless ninjas moving filled Shuichi's ears, and his Medical Department received numerous missions.

"Saki, quickly prepare these two things for me: Thistle and Bletilla. I need to prepare a medical kit immediately." Medical Jonin Hanano also started to get busy.

"Yes, senior!"

Shuichi moved very nimbly, going in and out of the various rooms with the many Sunagakure, as many wounded people would soon urgently need their medical attention.

"Hanano, can't we go to the front lines to help? Seeing our comrades in the village bleeding, I... I..."

Saki, a girl who loves the village, asked Hanano with a sense of resentment.